Grammar › N4 · 09 Appearance, hearsay & judgment
〜なさそう: doesn't look like; seems not to
N4 · 09 Appearance, hearsay & judgment
Says that something looks as if it is not there or not so, based on appearance.
Adjective: drop い and add なさそう (おいしくなさそう, よさそう for いい). Noun/state: がなさそう (お金がなさそう). It is a guess from how things look. For verbs that probably will not happen, use 〜そうにない/〜そうもない instead.
Examples
このレストランは、あまりおいしくなさそうです。
This restaurant does not look very tasty.
彼はあまり忙しくなさそうだね。
He does not seem very busy.